prepared by dr. hazem abu-orf, university of palestine international architecture design 1 better...

Prepared by Dr. Hazem Abu-Orf, Prepared by Dr. Hazem Abu-Orf, University of Palestine InternationalUniversity of Palestine International

Architecture Design 1Architecture Design 1

Better understanding the term of Better understanding the term of ‘design’‘design’

Design processDesign process Key elementsKey elements Design valuesDesign values

And thenAnd then End products End products


But will children arrive every morning at a place like this?

Recently completed school (school ‘A’)main entrance


Or should they arrive at a place like this?

Another recent school (school ‘B’)main entrance


Into a lobby like this?

School A - school street


Or this…..?

School D - entrance hall and school street


Gather in a hall like this?

School A - main hall


Or it might be a space like this?

School C- Main Hall


Hospital ‘A’ Ward corridor

Will you go to a ward in a corridor like this?


Ward Corridor in general hospital Nortaljie , Sweden

Or like this…?


Ward Corridor, Intermediate Care Centre, London

Or this?


ProcessKeyPerformanceIndicators

Sustainabilityof Process and Product

ProductDesignQualityIndicators


Architects aims to help:Architects aims to help:

The client team to establish their aspirationsThe client team to establish their aspirations The design team to identify diverging viewsThe design team to identify diverging views A better understanding of what design isA better understanding of what design is Clients and designers to develop a shared Clients and designers to develop a shared

language for the projectlanguage for the project

And thenAnd then Measure the project’s success against those Measure the project’s success against those

aspirationsaspirations


Efficiency

Effectiveness

Performance

Sustainability

Cost in use

Location

Engineering Systems

Functionality

Aesthetics

Kerb AppealComfort

Flexibility

Safety

Access

Space StandardsDaylight

Visual Form

Innovation

Fitness for Purpose

Context Air Quality

AcousticsOrder

Attention to detail

Finishes

Robustness

Net to Gross

Meaning


Commodity

Utilitas

FirmnessFirmitas

Delight

Venustas

Vitruvius & Wootton

FUN

CTIO

NA

LITY

IMPA

CT

BUILD QUALITY


> Form & materials

> Internal environment

> Urban & social integration

> Character & innovation

> Performance

> Engineering systems

> Construction

> Use

> Access

> Space

FUN

CTIO

NA

LITY IM

PA

CT

BUILD QUALITY


Functionality

Build Quality

Impact

FUNDAMENTAL

ADDED VALUE

EXCELLENCE

Overlapping quality fields


Darlaston Leisure Centre,United Kingdom

“… We've got the best baths in the area and people are coming from miles to use it.” (local user)BUT“..the gym overheats and the reception desk is very difficult to use.” (facilities manager)


The design The design aims to:aims to:1.1. Focus on comparison to help communication and Focus on comparison to help communication and encourage involvement within the project team encourage involvement within the project team

2.2. Improve briefingImprove briefing

3.3. Monitor and review design aspirations through the processMonitor and review design aspirations through the process

4.4. Manage expectations by aspiring for qualityManage expectations by aspiring for quality

and in the longer termand in the longer term

5.5. Through benchmarking and cross comparison to correlate Through benchmarking and cross comparison to correlate quality with factors in the procurement process to quality with factors in the procurement process to influence decisions for delivering excellent qualityinfluence decisions for delivering excellent quality


Peckham Pulse Healthy Living Centre

Mid-design stageDoha Embassy

Design briefing stageParliament Hill School

Strategic briefing stageThe British Library Centre for Conservation


Summary

A key point about design quality is that it can only be achieved

when Functionality, Build Quality and Impact all work together –

the scope for measuring this lies within the design process,

User value is of importance and has to be integrated into the design process

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